particle
noun
a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit.
particles
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pluralof particle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"We have figured out a new technique that allows us to see the effects of a single quark in the QGP, through a different pair of particles," Lee says.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Belgian physicist Prof Francis Halzen has won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his pioneering work on an observatory that detects particles from space, shedding light on the distant universe.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
At the observatory, most neutrinos pass straight through the ice, but occasionally one interacts with it, producing particles that give off a telltale flash of light.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
This primordial material existed for only a few millionths of a second before cooling rapidly, allowing quarks and gluons to combine into protons, neutrons, and other particles found throughout the universe today.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The dust storms are caused by the sun heating dust particles, which fly up and create wind that then creates more dust.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
